{"id":2689736,"date":"2026-10-22T16:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/politico-forced-to-issue-correction-after-white-house-gave-48-hour-ultimatum\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T16:12:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T20:12:00","slug":"politico-forced-to-issue-correction-after-white-house-gave-48-hour-ultimatum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/politico-forced-to-issue-correction-after-white-house-gave-48-hour-ultimatum\/","title":{"rendered":"Politico Forced to Issue Correction After White House Gave 48-Hour Ultimatum"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpolitico-forced-to-issue-correction-after-white-house-gave-48-hour-ultimatum%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2689736&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump scored a big win Wednesday evening after Politico agreed to correct a story about White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles following a 48-hour ultimatum.<\/p>\n<p>Politico corrected a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/susie-wiles-offered-positive-reinforcement-for-press-secretary-fox-news-interview-ahead-of-her-exit-01125176\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">story<\/a> that claimed Wiles was responsible for coordinating an interview between Fox News host Sean Hannity and then-White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia, Mediaite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/politico-responds-to-wh-threat-with-major-correction-to-one-of-its-stories-but-argues-errors-arent-grounds-for-censorship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCORRECTION: An earlier version of this report, including its headline, mischaracterized the role White House chief of staff Susie Wiles played in then-press secretary Katie Zacharia\u2019s interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News,\u201d the update read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPOLITICO\u2019s follow-up reporting indicates she did not play a direct role in setting up the interview.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zacharia\u2019s interview with Hannity was widely seen as the last nail in the coffin that ended her historically short run behind the press podium.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s counsel, William Scharf, sent a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/28827792-261019-scharf-ltr-to-greenberger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> to Politico\u2019s Global Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Greenberger on Monday, highlighting inaccuracies in the outlet\u2019s reporting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBetween October 14-17, Politico published a series of demonstrably false and defamatory articles in an apparent effort to manufacture a narrative of dysfunction and infighting in the White House. These publications reflect far more than sloppy reporting or an unfortunate, inadvertent reliance on unreliable sources,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey instead reveal a disturbing pattern of the publication of sensational falsehoods despite direct, on-the-record refutations from senior White House officials and even the President of the United States himself, as well as documentary evidence provided to Politico, all of which established clearly that claims central to Politico\u2019s planned reporting were false,\u201d Scharf continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPut simply, your publication was told the truth and presented with corroborating evidence, and yet chose to publish fanciful fiction regardless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He went on to write that this \u201craises serious questions\u201d about the outlet\u2019s \u201cadherence to the most basic standards of ethics, journalistic integrity, and the standards of professionalism expected of serious news publications.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The White House counsel accused Politico of knowingly disregarding the truth and hiding \u201cbehind anonymous sources when confronted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI therefore demand that Politico retract these defamatory articles and issue corrections promptly, or face the consequences,\u201d he declared. \u201cFreedom of the press is not a professional exemption from accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He ended the letter by demanding that \u201cPolitico immediately correct or retract these publications, issue a prominent and public apology to the President of the United States and to Ms. Wiles, and remove the false reporting from your digital archives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFailure to do so or otherwise respond justifying Politico\u2019s publications within 48 hours will prompt an immediate review of Politico\u2019s relationship with the White House, and, of course, consideration of all other appropriate and available legal remedies,\u201d Scharf added.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration\u2019s relationship with Politico has been turbulent as of late, to say the least.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Politico was banned from the White House, along with CNN and MS NOW, but the outlets were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/federal-judge-sides-cnn-politico-ms-now-battle-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">granted<\/a> temporary relief from a federal judge as the case makes its way through the courts.<\/p>\n<p>This also isn\u2019t the first time Trump has scored a major victory against the mainstream media.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the president reached a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/brian-stelter-mainstream-media-figures-panicking-trumps-deal-paramount\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">settlement<\/a> with CBS parent company Paramount for $16 million after the outlet\u2019s deceptive editing of a Kamala Harris interview on \u201c60 Minutes\u201d during the 2024 election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>He received a $15 million payout from ABC News after suing the network and host George Stephanopoulos in 2024, after the anchor repeatedly stated that Trump had been found \u201cliable for rape.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, in January 2025, the commander in chief reached a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mark-zuckerbergs-meta-agrees-pay-trump-huge-settlement-censorship-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">settlement<\/a> with Meta for roughly $25 million due to the suspension of his social media accounts.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the money from these cases will go to fund Trump\u2019s future presidential library, with the remainder being used to cover legal fees.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; 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